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Omar Little Moderator
Joined: 02 May 2005 Posts: 90324 Location: Formerly Known As 24
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Posted: Fri Aug 24, 2007 1:07 pm Post subject: |
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LuxuryBrown wrote: | Quote: | *One word replies/only quoting posts with no response. They provide nothing of substance, just waste bandwidth and raise post count. |
But sometimes all it takes is one word or an emoticon or maybe that person feels the prior poster has said it all and they agree with their assessment or post and he/she is giving them their props? It's like reading the mind of members here and saying that's the reason why they posted like that.
It seems like some of you guys are now simply using this opportunity to air your "LG Pet Peeves" rather than truly coming up with mutual beneficial standards for all. | _________________ “We must always take sides. Neutrality helps the oppressor, never the victim. Silence encourages the tormentor, never the tormented.” ― Elie Wiesel |
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LuxuryBrown Franchise Player
Joined: 09 Jun 2006 Posts: 17429 Location: Mackadocious, Ca.
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Posted: Fri Aug 24, 2007 2:22 pm Post subject: |
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24 wrote: | LuxuryBrown wrote: | Quote: | *One word replies/only quoting posts with no response. They provide nothing of substance, just waste bandwidth and raise post count. |
But sometimes all it takes is one word or an emoticon or maybe that person feels the prior poster has said it all and they agree with their assessment or post and he/she is giving them their props? It's like reading the mind of members here and saying that's the reason why they posted like that.
It seems like some of you guys are now simply using this opportunity to air your "LG Pet Peeves" rather than truly coming up with mutual beneficial standards for all. | |
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Omar Little Moderator
Joined: 02 May 2005 Posts: 90324 Location: Formerly Known As 24
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Posted: Fri Aug 24, 2007 2:24 pm Post subject: |
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LuxuryBrown wrote: | 24 wrote: | LuxuryBrown wrote: | Quote: | *One word replies/only quoting posts with no response. They provide nothing of substance, just waste bandwidth and raise post count. |
But sometimes all it takes is one word or an emoticon or maybe that person feels the prior poster has said it all and they agree with their assessment or post and he/she is giving them their props? It's like reading the mind of members here and saying that's the reason why they posted like that.
It seems like some of you guys are now simply using this opportunity to air your "LG Pet Peeves" rather than truly coming up with mutual beneficial standards for all. | |
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_________________ “We must always take sides. Neutrality helps the oppressor, never the victim. Silence encourages the tormentor, never the tormented.” ― Elie Wiesel |
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REPPIN 818 Star Player
Joined: 17 Jun 2007 Posts: 5251
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Posted: Sun Aug 26, 2007 9:01 am Post subject: |
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I lol'd |
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Mathematics Starting Rotation
Joined: 02 Aug 2005 Posts: 304 Location: A dimension not of sight nor sound, but of mind
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Posted: Sun Aug 26, 2007 9:35 am Post subject: |
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I would much rather see any privileges tied to the quality of posts rather than the quantity. Rewarding quantity will only encourage superfluous posts. This would mean that a rating system like the one LS suggested could be a useful tool to enhance the board, improve the quality of arguments or level of respect shown. I think that the best way to do it would be to let the mods and the veteran posters rate posts on a five NBA Championship Trophy scale as many times as they want. Until a poster has earned enough trophy pts to become a "championship poster" they cannot evaluate others using that system.
The thing I would like to see abandoned is the attempts to marginalize posters who have a different opinion using exaggerations. It is a pattern just as disrespectful as name-calling and probably used just as frequently. Instead of using contradictory facts to blow someone's argument away, we'll just restate the argument in some extreme or exaggerated fashion to make it look stupid or take it out of context. It is just laziness, really but cheap laughs ensue and then somebody needs to defend themselves with personal attacks. I've seen this occur as a pattern of disrespect that completely debases good threads.
I appreciate when mods politely but firmly request posters to support their side of an argument with facts or examples instead of just mocking their opposition. Those threads tend to stay on track and are more enjoyable (for me, at least) from that point on.
There was a thread not to long ago where we were giving props to our favorite posters. Some of those guys like Mike (@) LG, LakerSanity, Luxury Brown, JD, etc. whose names kept coming up should be rewarded and given the juice to encourage more posters to be like them so that this board doesn't lose its quality. The number of threads you can start and whatever privileges can be tied to that ranking instead of the current rank which rewards quantity not quality. _________________ "So let it be written, so let it be done!"
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REPPIN 818 Star Player
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Posted: Mon Aug 27, 2007 6:24 pm Post subject: |
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Wow, if a thread title starts with OT why is it in the Lakers Lounge? Get that (bleep) where you know it belongs! |
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TACH Retired Number
Joined: 03 Nov 2005 Posts: 28461 Location: Chillin on the Delaware.. from the Jersey Side
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Posted: Mon Dec 10, 2007 8:27 am Post subject: |
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REPPIN 818 wrote: | Wow, if a thread title starts with OT why is it in the Lakers Lounge? Get that (bleep) where you know it belongs! | Seriously... this happens daily.... OT = Off-Topic = General Basketball Discussion and/or NBA Draft, and/or Off-Topic, it's not rocket science!
Also hate when something has nothing to do with the Lakers, but the poster makes some asinine comparison to make it Laker related to justify posting in the Lounge...
Just a pet peeve.... carry on..... |
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dmills Star Player
Joined: 18 Aug 2005 Posts: 3711
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Posted: Wed Jan 16, 2008 12:45 am Post subject: |
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Topics that turn start off well but degenerate into 35 page mudslinging contests should be locked without warning.
All provocative topics designed to incite flames wars should be locked immediately. Their is a huge difference between being opinionated and being provocative and many posters here don't seem to be able to distinguish between the two. _________________ A key that has the ability to unlock many locks is a master key. But a lock that can be opened with any key is useless. |
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